Sleep is King

Thursday

Nov 28, 2013 at 12:22 PM

It's finally that time of the year. Snow has blanketed the ground whether we like it or not, temperatures have dropped below freezing, and hats, scarves, and gloves are out in full force. I like winter as much as I sometimes hate winter. The snow is beautiful and I can't say I don't enjoy hot chocolate and reading books by the fire, but sometimes the cold really is awful. Needless to say, one of the biggest perks of winter is the impending chance of a snow day.

New Phila's Thanksgiving break was kicked off by a snow day and I am so incredibly grateful to Mother Nature. I was running on two nights of four hours of sleep each which, although I usually don't get a lot of sleep, was way less than usual. I was actually just getting up from a two or three hour nap to do my homework when my parents told me that the school had already called off for Wednesday. The relief that I felt upon hearing those words, that was a wonderful feeling.

It truly is unfortunate that teenagers and people in general have to depend on sleep so much. It takes up so many hours that could be incredibly useful. When I'm up late studying it slowly begins to invade me, battling against my conscious mind. My head nods, jerking up every once in a while in the struggle. My eyelids droop like they are attached to weights. The yawns come in rapid fire. And then, inevitably, sleep wins and I slip into a deep, dark oblivion. Anything that I was working on has to be put on hold.

As much as it can be a problem, sleep truly does wonders for our mental health. The amount of thinking we do every day is cause enough for anyone to go crazy and sleep is the only time we really get to put a lid on all of those thoughts and various stresses in our lives. I suppose that's why we love sleep so much. It is beautiful and blissful and the only way to get away from this insane world sometimes.

Also, Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! Have a fantastic day full of food and family and joy for everything that you have. Stay safe!

It's finally that time of the year. Snow has blanketed the ground whether we like it or not, temperatures have dropped below freezing, and hats, scarves, and gloves are out in full force. I like winter as much as I sometimes hate winter. The snow is beautiful and I can't say I don't enjoy hot chocolate and reading books by the fire, but sometimes the cold really is awful. Needless to say, one of the biggest perks of winter is the impending chance of a snow day.
New Phila's Thanksgiving break was kicked off by a snow day and I am so incredibly grateful to Mother Nature. I was running on two nights of four hours of sleep each which, although I usually don't get a lot of sleep, was way less than usual. I was actually just getting up from a two or three hour nap to do my homework when my parents told me that the school had already called off for Wednesday. The relief that I felt upon hearing those words, that was a wonderful feeling.
It truly is unfortunate that teenagers and people in general have to depend on sleep so much. It takes up so many hours that could be incredibly useful. When I'm up late studying it slowly begins to invade me, battling against my conscious mind. My head nods, jerking up every once in a while in the struggle. My eyelids droop like they are attached to weights. The yawns come in rapid fire. And then, inevitably, sleep wins and I slip into a deep, dark oblivion. Anything that I was working on has to be put on hold.
As much as it can be a problem, sleep truly does wonders for our mental health. The amount of thinking we do every day is cause enough for anyone to go crazy and sleep is the only time we really get to put a lid on all of those thoughts and various stresses in our lives. I suppose that's why we love sleep so much. It is beautiful and blissful and the only way to get away from this insane world sometimes.
Also, Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! Have a fantastic day full of food and family and joy for everything that you have. Stay safe!